The Mumbai state government has said it wants to make mathematics an optional subject from class IX from the 2006-2007 academic year. The decision has generated a lot of debate with teachers, parents and students all having an opinion.

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Maths should be mandatory uptill High school.
Maths is the only subject which finds application in all the fields. even a student pursuing higher education, he will find use of basic maths. the government has made this important subject as an optional one because students failed the most in this. then at the end they don't go through <a href = "www.jobspert.com">Job vacancies </a> . in short maths should be made compulsory

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The old system where students had a choice between higher or elementary maths should be brought back. A student interested in studying arts has no need of learning trignometry, etc.
This will satisfy both parents and students.

Well since we live in a democratic country, does not mean that we should question every aspect of our education. I am presently living in US and trying to understand some basic things here. Today India has been admired globally not just because it very easy and cheap to set up buisness, but also because we are good with science and maths. Here Harvard is planning to take up a subject which they would be calling it as INDIA, just to know how in the last 50yrs of our independence we could manage to make a slot globally. Thanks to our parents, teachers, grandparents who made us study maths, science and also to our schools where we were not allowed to use calculators. Thanks to the hard work of our previous generation that our nation is shining today in it's own way. So on that note I think by giving such options today we are trying to hurt the future of our country. We as Indians are well-known globally to be good with MATHS. We haven't been able to produce great sportmen, atleast leave Maths and Science for the betterment of Indians.

It is preposterous to even think of education without Maths. What a pity that Maths would be made optional in the land of Aryabhatta, the great mathematician. Maths is and will be essential in the foundation of good education. It is not popular as it is not taught properly and the teachers run ahead with the syllabus before the students have digested the new concept. I am all for MATHS.
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Maths shouldnt be made optional in Class IX because in Ninth Standard we learn basics of maths which are useful throughout life and secondly maths is the only subject in my opinion which raises an individuals confidence.
If someone is good in maths automatically he/she becomes confident in studies and learns how to do everything step by step with a valid reasoning.

Maths shouldnt be made optional in Class IX because in Ninth Standard we learn basics of maths which are useful throughout life and secondly maths is the only subject in my opinion which raises an individuals confidence.
If someone is good in maths automatically he/she becomes confident in studies and learns how to do everything step by step with a valid reasoning.

yes we can make it optional as by class IX most of the basic maths thats required has been thought to students.
after that if student wants to takeup engineering he can opt for higher mathemtics others can choose a suubject more suitable for their line of higher studies.

definately not maths be made optional
why everyone forgets india is country where legendary great mathematicians were born.
i know calculators and computers are there to make calculations, still simple mathematics till class tenth should be mandatory for everyone.
one can realise this very good advantage of compulsory maths when u come out of india and see rest of the world doing it on calculator or seeing others face and indians are the first one to reply it correctly and without even a thaught.
we need to study maths otherwise slowly slowly our education system will also be like western world where every one uses calculator for adding 2 and 2.

Certainly not atleast one should take maths should be compulsion till class 10. Then one can decide. Moreover whats taught in maths in grade 9 and 10 are quite important.
One can't ignore trignometry and other Important things introduced at first time in class 9.

Maths is truly indispensible atleast in the junior classes though the level should not be very high as it burdens the students and leads 2 immense stress as there are other subjects as well that students find difficult to cope with like social science because the course is extremely vast but however after the students are clear with basics of maths that is essential in day to day life they can certainly opt for another subject instead of maths so in senior classes maths should definately be made an option as many students suffer from number phobia though they score well in other sublects but maths pulls down their percentage so definately mathematics can be made an optional subject

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That is a hilarious topic..................
Don’t tell me we are seriously debating this.
This topic has come up because we have made THINKING OPTIONAL. Math is something which is necessary for any field, even Medicine. I have even taught my uncle Probability, when he was writing FMG. This is really ridiculous. Don’t change the subjects or the standard of Education in India. The only thing we need to do is change the management of Education in India. This was the education system adopted by Mc McCauley, Governor General of India.
We need to update the education system in India. The best system to follow is the American System of education.

Yes, maths along with all other subjects should be made optional but only after class 8. Till class 8th most of the things are easy and they also are important in giving basic knowledge about things for the future. But after 8th a student should be able to choose his/her stream of education as it will help his future and he/she will be able to devote more time on the subject he/she wishes to study in future.

yes maths should be the optional subject as it
not just maths is a world there are lots of thing where we can move and lots of scope is there also i apreciate the government decision
i thin all comments which are not in favour of
maths as a optional subject goes to the Classes and tutotorals they realise that it
wold effect more there business they are not welcoming the decision,

YES,I AGREE WITH THIS DECISION.I AM A STUDENT AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE MADE OPTIONAL SUBJECT.EVERY EXAM WHEN THE DAY ARRIVES FOR MATHS I GET A LOT OF TENSION AND I START CRYING.BECAUSE OF THIS SUB I LOOSE MY PERCENTAGEWHICH IS ABOUT 70.MAKE IT OUT FAST AND MAKE US HAPPY AND SMILING.

Maths should by made optional as it relieves students of unnecessary stress. By eight standard it can be determined that the student has aptitude for maths or not.If a student is not interested in the career where maths is required he should be allowed to drop that subject.

When in school, I hated and dreaded maths and wished it was never tought. Today I realise that it was out of fear of the teacher rather than the subject itself. Maths is essential in all walks of life. Hence instead of taking the easier and populist way of making it optional; the government should see to it that it is made more interesting and also train all maths teachers to handle the subject differently.

I appreciate the mumbai governments' desicion for making maths optional by class 9,seems that the politicos' are concerned of youth's problems.But is it a solution?Moreover, India has a very old civilization that has generously contributed to this subject, with a very good example of"zero".The growing knowledge based sectors and the software boom has mathematics in its background.Running away is no solution, but facing the challenge is!By making it simpler and more creative we could help the youth accept maths in a more lighter and friendly manner.
Thank you!

hisir,
i personally feel that Maths should be made compulsory, right from III class onwards,mths is a tousg and logical subject.at's compulsory 2 all classes.all entrances exams are based on maths.for commerce students mathematics is must if a student do a professional course or management course.it is a good line for higher studies.thx

I think Maths should be compulsary subject as it improves logical part of study.I think first people from education dept. makes themself active,as what syllabus we are using is very old and require much modifications.

In United States,they stress on Reserch and Development part of studies.If we can follow them in all bad things,why cant we take such good things from them.

I think Maths should be compulsary subject as it improves logical part of study.I think first people from education dept. makes themself active,as what syllabus we are using is very old and require much modifications.

In United States,they stress on Reserch and Development part of studies.If we can follow them in all bad things,why cant we take such good things from them.

This question comes up because not everybody can do everything. Maths is definitely a requisite skill for brain development. Problems comes with improper teaching of concepts to children. We are racing with the subject at a pace that the school wants and the teacher runs through the syllabus because they are also expected to prepare for functions and picnics.

Each child learns at a differnt pace. The slow learners therefore lag behind right from the beginning. Soon they are declared unfit by both teachers and parents. Some manage to come back on track with tuitors. Others want to eject out of maths lessons on the first oppotunity.

We have had mathematics as optional subjects.

No subjects should ever be forced on children. With the country moving on faster track on growth, changes in our educational systems to make learning every subject it more joyful. Teachers, schools and parents need to care while any new concept is taught to the child. Things fall in place after that.

Maths should be optional and students only with right aptitude should take maths.

NO,in my view making maths an optional subject will make people less skilled in interpreting and analysis of their daily workabouts and views. If we retrospect we can realize that putting a view and doing analysis on it and interpretation of the happenings and surroundings are all related with maths. One can enhance their Analytical skills only by doing exercise of brain and Maths is essential element for that. Atleast till 12th who are persuing Science as their subject, maths enhance their reasoning,learning and will power directly, as tackling a tactful maths problem, really needs your brain to work actively.
Hence, Maths should not be optional.

Well, I think basic Maths is necessary for one and all, no matter which ever career one wants to pursue. But later on when a student learns the basics of Maths it should be made optional.
Though only making Maths optional would leave a negative impression on the younger students and it would only boost there fear factor. So, making all the subjects optional or in that case making studies optional after a certain level would be a better idea.
As its about time that we students should be allowed to concentrate only on those subjects which would help us in our chossen career lines rather than beating around the bush.

Dear Editor,
Making maths optional, is for me a much joking stunt by the persons concerned. This is all because there is tremendous pressure on the Education Board, it is under stress, has no way out and the best part is Making Maths Optional.. As you know, Maths is a dreaded subject and many do not like it, nor do I anyway. But just in case if Maths was made Fun-learning, then I don't really feel the need to ditch mathematics.. The system of Education now upto the standard ten is old and stagnated, its in a state of crisis. Every new textbook the NCERT is coming up with is trapped in controversy, and in this state, the move to make maths optional is a cowardly act.
As a student, i only hope that Maths is made easy and not optional at all....

Dear editor,
Maths is a very essential subject in one's life. from the outset it may seem very drab & dull, but it is the very base of human existence. As in schools maths can be made more lively by practical demonstrations.
students may tend to get lazy if such an unusual move is taken.

well,some other subjects can be made optional but math cen not be made optional as it is the most important subject necessary for developing the logical thinking of any student. already india is lacking in research department on world level.as mathematics is basis of any research scientest ,making it optional will further affect india's research capabilities.

The idea of making Maths optional in secondary school sounds extremely ridiculous. I feel that the minds behind this intent have themselves never understood the actual purpose behind learning this subject. The purpose of Maths is not just to fill the mind with complicated formulae, but to develop a child's problem-solving abilities. It is true that the concepts one learns in Algebra and Geometry are not used widely in day-to-day life, but when a child learns these concepts and solves problems on them, it develops the child's analytical and reasoning abilities. The problems that you solve in mathematics (especially the riders in Geometry) help you to tackle real-life problems in a logical, systematic manner. In fact, Mathematics should be made compulsory at least till Class X. The syllabus must also be revamped to include more relevant topics like banking concepts, basic business concepts etc. After Class X, it may be made optional depending on the stream that the student wants to select.

Yes maths should be made optional.i think upto 10TH STD it should be compulsory which teaches us fundamentals of mathematics and learn calculation for future.Every body does not have the interest or aptitude for solving tedious maths equations.so they students have rights to choose the subjects in which they are intrested,making it compulsory will be lot of burden, i have seen many students who dont pass 12th and the paper wil be maths and thus their career will be ruined , they are not eligible for any courses they will not get any job. if Maths is made optional then the students who do not have an aptitude for maths will score well as they will not be under the pressure of studying this subject...even i feel it is not bad idea

Yes.. Absolutely
Every students is good in a particular subject and finds a particular subject difficult to grasp - probably because lack of interest in that subject.
This inability to grasp that subject should not be seen as the weekness of that student. Our system tries to do exactly that.
I know a student very intellegent - but cannot clear his SSC board exam just for Maths. He has tried 5 times and then given up.
You will find many Engineering students who dont complete Engineering just because of Maths or Drawing or a particular subject.
Having a elementary knowledge of things is good but just to fail a student for one particular subject is bad. And hence Maths should be made optional.

The limitations of the system should not be imposed on the students. There is need to address the ills of the system. There is a need to create relevance to day to day life and to applications to create an interest in Maths. As it is the Govt. is slowly trying to hand over elementary education to private players/the NGO. The state cannot abslve itself of its responsibilites by creating more systems within systems that willsegragate children at earlier ages.

Yes,It should be make optional immediately.With its nonfinite set of theorm and formula,It is very difficult to get a command on it.It is also a vast and tedious paper and effects children mind and creates a fear of study

I personally feel that Maths should be made compulsory, right from III class onwards. A good & dynamic teacher has to be appointed as said subject teacher who creates interest and explains what exactly Maths is, which enables the common man to escape from the day to day fraud calculations etc. Ofcourse, it is the interest of the student to opt for Maths subject in Intermediate and further studies.
Regrds

Making a subject optional is same as the controversy of 'RANG DE BASANTI'.How many politicians will u kill when the whole system is corrupt?Tomorrow more people like them will come and join the same posts.It is moving from 1 xtreme to the other xtreme.It would be better to teach students,from the begining, leadership skills.The same is with this problem.How many subjects will u make optional?Corruption is with all the subjects.Some students find maths difficult,some find social science difficult,u will always find a group of students liking one subject and the other hating that one.This is same as 1 view is accepted by some people while some r against it.Some r against a political party and some r in favour of it.Even if govt.does an xperiment of making education optional for 1 yr.not even a single student would like to go to school.Such is the situation of education in our country.
SO again I would suggest that instead of making maths optional they should first make it more interesting and then the majority of students who prefer it will opt for ir themselves.Making it optional so early without taking some other steps will not provide any +ve solution.I am just saying that instead of making it optional from outside,students should be given opportunity to decide acc.to them.This will help them in making decisions properly for their future life.But first they should be given choice.Today most(almost all)drop maths due to fear.This should not be so.They must have the choice acc.to interest not as a fear.Even this happens at university level so why not at school level.Students going to college or for a newjob r adviced to take the subject of their interest and not under the influence of others.But we r doing the opp.There is a difference b/w choice and option here.Choice is of interest and option is under fear.Govt.is refering to option which is due to student's fear.Choice is according to interest.For eg.if a student is all rounder and he/she likes all the subjects,then the student has choice to take either medical or non-medical,if the student is going to std.XI.But why does this happen with only top scorers,why not for average and low scorers.This option system will continue the differences among students as the student dropping maths will be considered weak and the student opting for maths will be considered intelligent as it happens with humanities stream.The education should not create any differences among students.Future results should also be taken into account but this is not done.

This is not a question of making a subject optional.How many subjects will u make optional?If,in future,students will find all the subjects difficult(which is at present also),will all of them be made optional?This will not give any solution.This is not only with maths but with other subjects also.Not even a single subject in any school is taught seriously.Serious teaching does not mean covering syllabus in time.It is far much deeper than that.Even creativity is not taught,spirituality is miles away.
THE FINAL SUGGESTION WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE IS JUST TO MAKE SUBJECTS MORE INTERESTING AND STUDENTS WILL THEMSELVES FIND THE SUBJECT BEST SUITED TO THEM.

The State Government seems to be determined to spell doom for students. The idea of making maths optional from Class IX is stupid. It just shows how intelligent the ministers are who have agreed to such a scheme. A good understanding of mathematics is a very important pre-requisite for success in academics and most other vocations. Making maths optional will really impede the development of the country.

The State Government seems to be determined to spell doom for students. The idea of making maths optional from Class IX is stupid. It just shows how intelligent the ministers are who have agreed to such a scheme. A good understanding of mathematics is a very important pre-requisite for success in academics and most other vocations. Making maths optional will really impede the development of the country.

When i was in school i would have been more than happy to drop out math as an optional subject. But now i am happy i didn't have that option. Maths should definitely be mandatory till std XII, as it deals with many basic concepts. Till std IX most students are not clear what they want to do in future, and may later take up a field where they would realise how necessary it is to have a strong Math background. This is my personal experience and I realise how much all the basic Math lessons are helping me in my current field of study.

I would always go on to state that Maths should be made optional. This is based on personal experience.
Where else in life will the child use concepts like Derivatives, Integration , trigonometry and all such unspeakable names in Maths???
Besides Such kind of maths seems to form the basis of preliminary selection for what one would say top notch profrssions like Chartered Accountancy (CA). I have had one such experince & I came out of it utterly disgusted. Just because I culdnt clear my Maths paper ( I got only 18 out of the reqd 40), I couldnt go fora\ward to do a CA degree.

Hence OPTIONAL is always the better option. A kid who has a liking for Maths & wants to learn it for the sheer fun & interest of it is far more better for teachers & parents alike rather than an uninterested child who requires to be prodded along.

Let's see this in perspective w.r.t global events. George W Bush and Tony Blair exhort their schoolchildren to take up mathematics and science more seriously, in face of serious Indian and Chinese threat to intellectual/scientific monopoly that US and Europe enjoyed over the last 100 years. Back home, giddy with the current economic growth, the Education Ministry makes maths optional and a 50% reservation in higher education.
Just exactly who's in charge here ?
Who wants to destroy India and its growth ?
Who are the puppet-masters behind who are hell-bent on destroying Indian growth factors ?
Who is actually financing the UPA Government to think of these policies ? How much have the ministers been paid in dollars/pound sterlings ?
I feel like hanging a few incompetents by the lampposts nearest to 10 Janpath.

At least Education in it's present form
should be allowed to continue.
However Education may be made optional,
or Maths be made optional for OCB,and
ST/SC instead of reservations if "Vote
Bank Corruption" in politics so demand.

Every body does not have the interest or aptitude for solving tedious maths equations...If we don't study English or Hindi in school....will that mean that we will not be able in converse in these languages....at all??? i don't think so....similarly if Maths is made optional then the students who do not have an aptitude for maths will score well as they will not be under the pressure of studying this subject...i feel it is not a bad idea to make this subject optional.

Well making maths optional...........sounds hilarios....isnt it??In my view,i think making maths optional will be irrelevant step.A student wont be able to make calculations and can be fooled by shopkeeper very easily.Well they can make the board exam optional instead of making maths optional.......But if the Board will make maths optinal...i am sure sanity will take them over and all the students will call them"crazy".My final view is that MATHS SHOULD NOT BE MADE OPTIONAL.thank you

in education system manage karne walon ko goli se mar dena chahiye.In spite of making a subject interesting,they r making it optional?I ask them if their MOTHER is ill of some deadly disease ,will they make it optional to keep her or throw her out of the house which they have got from her?After some yrs. if they find students not working well even at primary level(which is so in most of the cases) will they then also try to make it optional?Can't they think beyond?Can't they think to take some other steps?Are they HUMANS?It is not a question of wether higher maths is of much use at higher level or in other proffessions?At the age of 14 or 15 students have not yet decided what to do in life further as they have not exposed themselves to other areas of profession and interest.First they must be let exposed to the various fields before deciding what to do.It takes time to think.And also there r various types of children.We have to think according to all the types.All the students r put in the same kind of system.All have to do the same kind of study.All r judjed according to the same criteria.They have to think that some methods suit to some type of children and some to others.Students need time to know their type.Some students learn later,some earlier.If some students don't have interest in maths in IXth standard and if by some influences they get interested later,then again these so-called system managers wiill produce hurdles in allowing them to do what they want to do.And then many psychological problems may arise.Now,its the time to think on our system.If not now then never ever.

AND THIS IS MY APPEAL TO ALL THE READERS.PLEASE,REBEL AGAINST THIS SYSTEM.THE FUTURE OF UR CHILD IS IN UR HANDS.WE CAN NOT CHANGE PARENTS BUT WE CAN CHOSE TEACHERS ACCORDING TO THEIR ABILITIES WETHER THEY R SUITED FOR THIS JOB OR NOT.IT IS HIGH TIME NOW.
THINK.THINK AND THINK.FUTURE IS IN OUR HANDS.WE HAVE TO REMAKE OUR COUNTRY WHAT IT SHOULD BE.

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Maths is too important to be discarded at class IX. It is upto the class X that it should be continued.
The basic maths are taught to the students so as to buid a good foundation. Only I would like to stress that the teacher should be good, proffessional one because the way a subject is taught can and does mean a lot.

I believe that it is due to the high level of high-school math that we, fellow Indians, have a slight edge in the technical world, globally. I believe the current math level is very good and should be maintained.

No Math should never be made optional. The only thing is that it should be made more interesting and burdenless. What I suggest is that the courses of Math should be followed in the same way as it's in U.S. In states each branchy of math is taught in each academic year. Like Algebra1 in 9th, Geometry in 10th, Algebra2 in 11th and Precalculus in 12th and if anyone wants to seriously take calculus for there higher education they should really work hard.

yes we can make it optional as by class IX most of the basic maths thats required has been thought to students.
after that if student wants to takeup engineering he can opt for higher mathemtics others can choose a suubject more suitable for their line of higher studies.